Farm Bill

Central Illinois congressman Eric Sorensen says he's optimistic Congress can come to agreement on a farm bill this year. The Democrat from Moline was recently appointed to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert said President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would have a devastating effect on farmers.The White…

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited Bloomington Friday to talk with McLean County farmers about the impacts of last year’s updated farm bill.After speaking with…

The House on Wednesday easily passed the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid.The legislation has…

Congress was unable to pass a new farm bill before the 2014 version expired at midnight on Sunday.A joint conference committee was called in August after…

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should be taken seriously, but he isn’t ready to…

As Congress gets set to debate a final version of a new farm bill this summer, one of the negotiators wants to ensure job training requirements are…

The House version of a new farm bill would impose tough new work requirements on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),…

The Republican-led House has narrowly passed a sweeping farm bill that would toughen work requirements for food stamp recipients.The bill passed 213-211.…